Nate H. Cohen
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The BSO Delivers a Good Concert with a Flawed but Exciting New Piece
The performance of Shostakovich’s “Symphony No. 6” was the most consistent; it was deep and exciting.
‘The Elephant Man’ 45-Year Retrospective: A Deeply Humane, Dreamlike Drama from David Lynch
After 45 years, "The Elephant Man" remains a powerful, sincere exploration of cruelty and compassion.
Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra Delivers a Dark, Magnificent First Concert of the Semester
This concert was long and the music was endlessly despairing, but the orchestra demonstrated their worth and, ultimately, the worth of the music.
An Unconventional Concert: The BSO Spans Centuries with Haydn and Stravinsky
On Feb. 20, the Boston Symphony Orchestra gave one of their odder concerts of the season.
Thinkpiece: We Need to Listen to Music Less
Occasionally using music as background is fine, but if we continue relegating it to background stimulation, art has a problem.
Artist Profile: Quynn Johnson Helps Bring Tap Dance Centerstage in ‘Diary Of A Tap Dancer’
Working on "Diary of a Tap Dancer" at the A.R.T. is a full circle moment for Johnson, who graduated from Harvard’s Graduate School of Education.
‘A Real Pain’ at IFF Boston: A Fertile Concept Fails to Come to Life
While "A Real Pain" has a strong concept and delivers some moving and funny moments, it is weighed down by the off-putting charm of its protagonist.
A Lunchtime Refuge: Organ Concerts at Adolphus Busch Hall
It’s open to the public and free for all — you can even bring your lunch.
A Midsemester Night’s Concert: Harvard Bach Society Misses the Mark
If there was one thing that this concert delivered on, it was displaying the strong link between Shakespeare’s play and Mendelssohn’s music.
‘Concert for the City’ Review: The BSO Dazzles Boston Audiences
The BSO’s “Concert for the City” proved that the symphony exists not for itself, but for the people of Boston.